- Author: Andi Gutmans, Stig Sæther Bakken, and Derick Rethans
- Format: online PDF
- Price: free
This book is an introduction to the advanced features new to PHP 5. It is written for PHP programmers who are making the move to PHP 5. Although Chapter 2, “PHP 5 Basic Language,” contains an introduction to PHP 5 syntax, it is meant as a refresher for PHP programmers and not as a tutorial for new programmers. However, web developers with experience programming other high-level languages may indeed find that this tutorial is all they need in order to begin working effectively with PHP 5.
Chapters include:
- What Is New in PHP 5?
- PHP 5 Basic Language
- PHP 5 OO Language
- PHP 5 Advanced OOP and Design Patterns
- How to Write a Web Application with PHP
- Databases with PHP 5
- Error Handling
- XML with PHP 5
- Mainstream Extensions
- Using PEAR
- Important PEAR Packages
- Building PEAR Components
- Making the Move
- Performance
- An Introduction to Writing PHP Extensions
- PHP Shell Scripting
- PEAR and PECL Package Index
- phpDocumentor Format Reference
- Zend Studio Quick Start
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